Maintenance Expert

 Req ID 63536 OR CHIHUAHUA AIRBAGS, Mexico
     

Company Overview

Passive Safety Systems (Division R) is carving out from ZF’s current portfolio to become an independent company. This will allow the Division to further grow and expand its market position in safety restraint technologies by involving external investors. Our footprint already includes ~45,000 employees in 20 countries in 44 locations and 2022 sales exceeded €4.5 billion. Establishing a solid resource foundation for independency is key to future success to become the #1 market leader. Our mission is to help protect people on the road with innovative state-of-the-art inflatable restraint, seat belt and steering wheel systems technology.

Come and join to the Passive Safety Systems Division, this position will be located at El Salvador which is a new plant for the Division.

Position Summary

Supervise assigned work groups as well as reduce wasted time, carry out projects with engineering, review machinery maintenance activities in order to meet the client's requirements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the application of internal or external available assets (manpower, equipment / infrastructure and materials) for plant maintenance to deliver the required and agreed technical availability and continuous improvement process.
• Lead, inform, manage, coach, mentor, find and develop maintenance expert team with passion to ensure that a diverse result/process and problem solving-orientated organization is in place in accordance with compliance.
• Drive the organization in achieving agreed operational performance/budgets, ensuring the achievement of Daily (SFM Process), Weekly, Monthly (BCC process), Quarterly and Annual (OP/SP) Plant Targets of: Safety Performance, Technical availability of production equipment, Maintenance cost (Internal labour, External labour, Material – Spares) “5 Vital Few” (LTAR,MTTR,MTBF,Maintenance Costs, Rate Spare parts).
• Plan and deploy measures for a continuous improvement of maintenance efficiency.
• Participate in the budget planning for maintenance.
• Consult engineering department during planning/acquisition of new production equipment.
• Plan and execute statutory technical checks by the management of internal or external assets. 
• Ensure 24 hour support of Production Unit participating in the daily gemba agenda.
• Deploy and develop TPM methodology in partnership with Production unit as main executor TPM.    

Required Skills & Experience:

• 2+ years solid working experience in Maintenance and relevant Functions
• Lean Management, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
• Transformation competence and organizational development skills
• Coaching and Mentoring Skills
• Business / Finance Management Acumen
• Results/Process/Problem Solving - Oriented
• In Depth knowledge in Safety, Machinery

Be part of our ZF team as Maintenance Expert and apply now!

Contact

Barbara Campa

+52 871 253 3075